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    Domesticity

    March 23, 2011 - By 

    Since we were “blessed” with MORE snow today…heavy wet snow..over the top of rain and sleet…I was homebound. Not worth getting stuck, going in the ditch or getting in a wreck for basically nothing.

    I decided I’d do my best to play happy homemaker.

    I baked a double batch of spritz… happy spring colors of course.

    And put a yummy roast in the oven.

    I also had to try and save all the seeds J and I planted over the weekend.
    We haven’t had a sunny or warm day since.

    They were and should be here on the cart but it’s been so cold that I feared they’d rot instead of germinate.  So….

    I cleared space on the mantel and turned on the fireplace to warm them. Sad but true.

    I’m going to move them back to that cart tomorrow morning since it’s supposed to be sunny….not particularly warm but at least sunny.

  • Blog - Kitchen

    Baking failure and success

    March 7, 2011 - By 


    My BFF from high school, Sandy, shared a few of her dearly departed Grandmother’s bread recipes with me last week.

    Yesterday, I tried the Honey Oatmeal bread…. As you can see, it didn’t turn out quite as planned. It’s still tasty, just short and dense.

    Today I had much better results! I used her bun recipe only I made it with half wheat and half white flours instead of all white flour. I can’t wait to sample one!!